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Thanks for the Daruma link; that's fascinating. And so, so... annoying (isn't strong enough) that slavish political correctness has changed what seems to me to have been a well-rounded, satisfying ritual. How fortunate I am not to have an entire row of one-eyed Darumas glaring at me. Or perhaps the trick is to deal with one thing at a time?

I think Daruma needs a time-out. Just turn his little one-eyed face to the wall and let him contemplate Right Speech in a zen fashion for while.

BTW, I've been meaning to send you the link for the MD Sheep and Wool cover art competition. http://www.sheepandwool.org/cover-art/coverartcomp.htm

There. Never say I didn't point you at some $, although downside is you are selling the rights to the thing forever. The winner from last year is the one shown - which I thought was excellent - but previous years have been anything from incredibly detailed etchings to cartoons. Besides, if you win, then you'll have to come to S&W for the thrill of watching several thousand people all wearing your t-shirts! Or there is always the sheep fine art competition for photography and drawings. Maybe we'll have to send out the press gang and some SWA tickets to make you come along.

I'm pretty sure Daruma isn't supposed to nag. Give that dude a time-out.Christmas ornament? You design Christmas ornaments? Really?! (I'm getting a little too excited about a Franklin Christmas ornament. Oh PLEASE tell me this is something that I can obtain. I'll do your laundry if you ship it to me in Tucson.)

Perhaps I need a Daruma around to nag me. Then again, perhaps not. I might damage him in a fit of resentment. The fact that you haven't yet done more than threaten with a rolling pin says a lot, Franklin!

The Wikipedia link says that Daruma is hollow. Stuff some candy in him before you go at with rolling pin & you'll have yourself a heck of a pinata. Hmm, stress release & candy. What's not to like? Very zen.

I think your daruma has lost sight (ha) of his purpose - he's supposed to HELP you with your WISH. Do you wish to be free of all those nagging tasks? Ask 'im to 'elp you out!

Having had good luck with making wishes with some serially monogamous darumas, I recently picked up a 4-pack of darumas of different colors at the new Japanese 100-yen store north of Seattle http://www.daiso-sangyo.co.jp/ ... the Japanese clerk very earnestly took a moment to explain that I should be careful with them, and wrote out the different corners of the house I should put each color in and the kind of wish that goes with each - but now I'm too chicken to fill in their eyes at all... but is it worse to have a box of no-eyed, no-wishing darumas than to wish badly???

Ha! Daruma fears no rolling pin. Daruma has only compassion for those whose violent actions efface their own souls and destine them to be reborn as insects. Not to mention it's said of Daruma, "Seven times down, eight times up."

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